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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Growth and Leadership While the restaurant industry grew by 1.7 Recruiting and Retention Remain a Struggle In the research report, 65 percent of respondents described the current labor market as “tight” or “very tight.” percent in 2024 and added 210,300 jobs, a standout category led the pack.

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY

Culinary Cues

This is when leadership is most needed. Leadership is always important, but seems to be in critical need when we are in time of crisis. This is when people turn to either those with the title or those with a history of leadership. Leadership, real leadership comes from four actions: * What we hear. What we learn.

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A Tight Labor Market: The New Normal

Modern Restaurant Management

The tightening labor market of 2024 presents a complex set of challenges for business owners, from a shrinking labor force to the increasing prevalence of counteroffers. The labor market landscape has shifted recently in ways that few could have predicted even a few years ago. percent in 2022 to 60.4

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS & CHEFS

Culinary Cues

This will become as important as compensation. [] EXPECTING NOT JUST FAIR COMPENSATION, BUT REASONABLE BENEFITS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT, VACATION, SICK, AND PERSONAL TIME: The best cooks and chefs will require (and rightfully should) the same consideration that any other industry would of long-term employees.

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The Downfall of a Restaurant: A Leadership Deficit

Embrace the Suck

As such, it's a tragedy when these establishments falter, collapse, or disappear, not due to a lack of talent, vision, or culinary prowess but because of a deficiency in leadership. I've distilled this undeniable truth: The success or failure of any restaurant is invariably linked to the quality of its leadership.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

With a growing number of technology providers entering the market in recent years, restaurant operators have also become more discerning as they manage already tight budgets. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership. The pandemic was a shared hardship, but it was also a collective masterclass in resilience.

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The Winning Strategy: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent for Your Restaurant – A Four-Step Approach

Embrace the Suck

But these fresh recruits often stick around only briefly before setting off, triggering a repeating cycle of worry. Step 2: Proactive Recruitment Unearthing top-tier talent demands active recruitment. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool. It's astounding! Are they alive?